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national defense isn't partisan matter, it's something that touches us all. we're just trying to be as honest and straightforward and analytical as we can so that we make this huge adjustment which is forced on us by the budget control act in the most sensible way so that has the least impact on our national defense. it's still a dangerous world. >> brown: thank you so much. >> thanks. >> warner: still to come on the "newshour": the republican battle in florida; running against congress; manufacturing's future in the u.s. and a conversation on austerity and politics. but first, the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan. >> sreenivasan: pirates in somalia threatened today to kill an american hostage, if the u.s. attempts to free him. the warning followed a navy seal raid that rescued another american and a dane, who had been held since october. the latest u.s. captive was abducted on saturday. his captors said today he's being moved frequently to discourage a new raid. one pirate said, "if they try again, we will all die together." in syria, governmen
national defense isn't partisan matter, it's something that touches us all. we're just trying to be as honest and straightforward and analytical as we can so that we make this huge adjustment which is forced on us by the budget control act in the most sensible way so that has the least impact on our national defense. it's still a dangerous world. >> brown: thank you so much. >> thanks. >> warner: still to come on the "newshour": the republican battle in florida;...
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doesn't say anything about capital because you can spend 2% of your defense budget on your defense budget nationally without contributing anything to nato, for example. therefore, i think -- and we agreed on that in the alliance. it's worth to look at two other metrics. our capabilities given to nay toe and contributions to nato missions. i think germany is the second largest contributor to natio missions overall. germany is leading the joint support and enabling the new one now. we are the second largest net pair to nato. so these are numbers that show that nato is benefiting from the german contribution as we all try to contribute as good as possible to nato. >> okay. let me ask you this question. i also put it to ambassador kay bailey hutchison. this is a sound bite from president trump just this past few days at a rally in montana. he spoke specifically again about chancellor angela merkel. >> and i said, you know, angela? i can't guarantee it, but we're protecting you and it means a lot more to you than protecting us because i don't know how much protection we get by protecting you.
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maybe he wants to change his secretary of defense. maybe he wants to change other elements, is that true? >> well, you would have to ask the president. but -- >> do you concern yourself with it? >> no, first of all, i serve at the pleasure of the president. i am immensely grateful for the opportunity i've had the last two areas to work every day for the country and for the men and women who serve this country. i don't get up in the morning worried about my job. it's not unusual, by the way, to change teams at different times. >> rose: so you would expect him to change? >> i didn't say that. i didn't say i expect him to change. what i am saying is that it wouldn't be unusual to do that, first of all, historically. but second, i have got to stay focused on my job, charlie. and i do. and i am very fortunate that i have some of the best people in the world to work with. and whatever the president decides, he's the president, he makes those decisions. >> rose: are you convinced you have the confidence of the president? >> well, i don't thi
maybe he wants to change his secretary of defense. maybe he wants to change other elements, is that true? >> well, you would have to ask the president. but -- >> do you concern yourself with it? >> no, first of all, i serve at the pleasure of the president. i am immensely grateful for the opportunity i've had the last two areas to work every day for the country and for the men and women who serve this country. i don't get up in the morning worried about my job. it's not...
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>> the mastermind behind the defense of kyiv and successful defensive and khaki. he's lionized by his troops. and now his eyes are firmly set on retaking mahmoud. >> and you are going to take it back? >> yes of course. >> the offensive has been going on for more than a month. even president zelinski has said it is slower than ukraine had hoped. his that true? >> we would like to get very fast results. in reality, it is practically impossible. the entire area is well with defenses. >>cedve s anar so far the aancey been modest. most of the front remains relatively static. these in the east have not budged since 2014. ukraine has still to commit all of its forces but is yet to break through russia's heavily mined main lines of defense. jonathan beale, bbc news. >> lets speak tthe ukrainian politician, minister strategic industries. he was formerly in charge of the trains in ukraine, which he kept running through the war. 85% were running even through the dog days in the war. it is good to talk to you again. the defense secretary was talking about the pentagon. he sai
>> the mastermind behind the defense of kyiv and successful defensive and khaki. he's lionized by his troops. and now his eyes are firmly set on retaking mahmoud. >> and you are going to take it back? >> yes of course. >> the offensive has been going on for more than a month. even president zelinski has said it is slower than ukraine had hoped. his that true? >> we would like to get very fast results. in reality, it is practically impossible. the entire area is...
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tonight, secretary of defense ash carter analyzes america's defense posture and threats against america from i.s.i.s. to russia and china, north korea and iran. >> we're going to defeat i.s.i.l. the united states is going to lead the winning side. so everybody in that region who is looking around and wondering, when it's all over, and they're all asking themselves this question, charlie, when -- what's the chess board going to look like when the i.s.i.l piece is gone? and they all need to understand that we'll remember then, because we're going to be on the winning side, we'll remember who contributed and who didn't. >> rose: the secretary of defense for the hour, next. funding for charlie rose is provided by the >> rose: funding for "charlie rose" has been provided by: >> rose: additional funding provided by: >> and by bloomberg, a provider of multimedia news and information services worldwide. captioning sponsored by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. >> rose: ash carter has spent more than three decades steeped in the worlds of defense and te
tonight, secretary of defense ash carter analyzes america's defense posture and threats against america from i.s.i.s. to russia and china, north korea and iran. >> we're going to defeat i.s.i.l. the united states is going to lead the winning side. so everybody in that region who is looking around and wondering, when it's all over, and they're all asking themselves this question, charlie, when -- what's the chess board going to look like when the i.s.i.l piece is gone? and they all need to...
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for that, we turn to two defense experts, both former capitol hill staffers. winslow wheeler, director of the straus military reform project at the center for defense information. his latest book is "military reform: a reference handbook." and thomas donnelly, director of defense studies at the american enterprise institute. welcome, gentlemen, to you both. mr. wheeler, beginning with you. what is secretary gates trying to accomplish here? >> he's announcing a continuum of decisions to try to internally transfer money inside the pentagon from overhead to force structure. it's important not to get too hyper ventilated about what's going on here. the department of defense is at the highest ever spending level since the end of world war ii , and since secretary of defense rumsfeld on september 10, 2001, complained that 50% of the pentagon budget was overhead, it's grown since then. the steps that secretary gates has announced are very welcome. they're the right thing to do. but they're only a modest step in the right direction. they don't address at all the situa
for that, we turn to two defense experts, both former capitol hill staffers. winslow wheeler, director of the straus military reform project at the center for defense information. his latest book is "military reform: a reference handbook." and thomas donnelly, director of defense studies at the american enterprise institute. welcome, gentlemen, to you both. mr. wheeler, beginning with you. what is secretary gates trying to accomplish here? >> he's announcing a continuum of...
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it's not just about defense. i mean immediately half the cuts come out of school lunches and head start. >> as marg ret was reporting. >> that's right. and domestic spending as well. >> it is true that the ghost of john maynard keynes has come down and landed in the republican caucus. suddenly they believe in stimulus spending. the point republicans make which i do think is accurate and endemic to the obama administration she are asking him to offer a plan. and some is just a gimic to get him on record in smorted of some cuts. but in general do think it's true if you are a president you do have to lead. you do have to have budget plans. and if you remember a couple years ago when obama let paul ryne go first, that was politically cagey, not presidential. i think in this case the white house is to be faulted for not at least showing the road map so some people have a sense of what is going to happen. >> woodruff: so the president does bear some of the responsibility. >> in defense of the president, he's not blamel
it's not just about defense. i mean immediately half the cuts come out of school lunches and head start. >> as marg ret was reporting. >> that's right. and domestic spending as well. >> it is true that the ghost of john maynard keynes has come down and landed in the republican caucus. suddenly they believe in stimulus spending. the point republicans make which i do think is accurate and endemic to the obama administration she are asking him to offer a plan. and some is just a...
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but that is only one seventh of the defense budget. and usually while you kill that program, you don't eliminate the need for something to be bought in its place. i would argue the real challenges here are structural and they're harder to get at. they're in things like overhead, they're in personnel, they're in compensation, they're in agency and business processes, logistics. a lot of the-- you can't just go into a line item in the budget an find it. you actually have to make changes fundamentally. and these are the things that even will on panetta may not have time to do with just a year and a half in office. >> brown: doing these things while maintaining national security. >> i think it's important to keep in mind in all of this atmosphere we have doubled the defense budget and we have the only military in the entire globe that is capable of global operations, global deployments, global flying, global sailing, global communications, global infrastructure, we're the only military that can do that and frankly even with a million dolla
but that is only one seventh of the defense budget. and usually while you kill that program, you don't eliminate the need for something to be bought in its place. i would argue the real challenges here are structural and they're harder to get at. they're in things like overhead, they're in personnel, they're in compensation, they're in agency and business processes, logistics. a lot of the-- you can't just go into a line item in the budget an find it. you actually have to make changes...
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let's move on to defense. i'm sure you welcome the spending left the prime minister announced on his way to germany. his defense of the realm is a key priority, then why is it pegged at 2030? why are we not putting it on a war footing now and giving them resources now to match the threat? >> well, it takes time to build things, that is the direct swer to that. if you ask the army whathey want, they say more tanks, more personnel, the navy wants more service fleet, and the raf wants more airplanes. we need to understand what are the threats coming over the horizon. the prime minister may that really clear. this is a mindset change. we are recognizing that the global threat picture is deteriorating. as we face an increasingly difficult decade ahead with adversaries pursuing competing agendas, we have to recognize that our defense posture needs to change. what are the growing threats, the modern threats we face and you adjust to a defense posture accordingly. this is a clarion call not just for the defense indust
let's move on to defense. i'm sure you welcome the spending left the prime minister announced on his way to germany. his defense of the realm is a key priority, then why is it pegged at 2030? why are we not putting it on a war footing now and giving them resources now to match the threat? >> well, it takes time to build things, that is the direct swer to that. if you ask the army whathey want, they say more tanks, more personnel, the navy wants more service fleet, and the raf wants more...
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so i like to call they have defensive defense stocks. >> tom: these are maybe two-ringed defensive stocks. companies that are efficient for a pentagon dollar. estarline technologist is the first one, that the first one analysts pointed to. and avionic controls, the stock is up near its most recent high. >> what i like about this company is they are known for retrofitting and upgrading airplanes, aircraft, and land vehicles. so when you're trying to get a little more life out of these vehicles, they're turning to this company to do that. and boeing just hired them to retrofit 50 tanker jets. it is a great play on defense-spending cuts. because if they're cutting back on buying new equipment, then they're going to want to fix up the stocks they've got. >> tom: with the stock near its most recent high, what are analysts expecting? >> i'm starting to see a lot of technical analysts that they're being put in a position where it is going to break out. that it really could keep going. >> tom: you also have found c.a.c. i., an information technology and support firm, and clearly we've seen the ro
so i like to call they have defensive defense stocks. >> tom: these are maybe two-ringed defensive stocks. companies that are efficient for a pentagon dollar. estarline technologist is the first one, that the first one analysts pointed to. and avionic controls, the stock is up near its most recent high. >> what i like about this company is they are known for retrofitting and upgrading airplanes, aircraft, and land vehicles. so when you're trying to get a little more life out of...
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and here's -- ukrainians need to maintain their defenses. with the increase in military production across the alliance and in ukrainian south, 2025 can be a very different year on land than 2024 b but the high pressure on the united states to pass the bill is to have the ammunition for ukraine now, this year, in the next few months. >> thank you for being on the program. kristine: thank you. >> around the world and across the u.k., this is bbc news. let's focus on other news now. the you from bournemouth -- the conservative representative from bournemouth says the protest outside of his house went too far. dozens of people with banners and flags were there on monday but no arrests were made. violence and abuse rose to 200 incidences a day last year. incidences against staff were up by 50% in september of 2023 . a consortium criticized the woefully inadequate action taken by the government to address the crisis. liza tarbuck will present a special love songs program in honor of steve wright, who died on sunday night. we are bbc news. next to
and here's -- ukrainians need to maintain their defenses. with the increase in military production across the alliance and in ukrainian south, 2025 can be a very different year on land than 2024 b but the high pressure on the united states to pass the bill is to have the ammunition for ukraine now, this year, in the next few months. >> thank you for being on the program. kristine: thank you. >> around the world and across the u.k., this is bbc news. let's focus on other news now....
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of defense. the second mission set is generating capabilities to support our operational forces around the world from the defensive to the offensive. the third mission set and, quite frankly, one of the reasons i find myself in new york over and above our discussion today, if directed by the president or the secretary of defense to apply our capabilities to help defend critical u.s. infrastructure in the private sector against acts of significant consequence in the cyber arena. so the government -- u.s. government -- has identified 16 different segments in the private infrastructure as having significant implications for our nation's security. think about power. think about water, think about financial, aviation. one of the missions for u.s. cyber command is, if directed and we find those areas under significant threat, how do we bring our capabilities to attempt to stall that activity from being successful. >> rose: do you fear a cyber attack? >> what i tell people is -- >> rose: from a nation s
of defense. the second mission set is generating capabilities to support our operational forces around the world from the defensive to the offensive. the third mission set and, quite frankly, one of the reasons i find myself in new york over and above our discussion today, if directed by the president or the secretary of defense to apply our capabilities to help defend critical u.s. infrastructure in the private sector against acts of significant consequence in the cyber arena. so the...
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so within the defense budget, the cuts would have to be made, a lot of them are what i would call defense entitlement programs and that has to be done carefully with the two wars we still have going on, and it has to be done considering the troops ask their families, over time. so yes we can cut it, we must cut it, as we do everything else. but if you just cut defense, and you don't do something about health care, you don't do something about the entitlement programs, if you don't restrain the growth, that's where the budget is really growing. the defense budget is large as it is, is not the main problem we face in the overall federal budget, it entitlement program that are simply unsustainable. >> governor romney just got this trouble for the remarks he said about the 47% of the nation. you mentioned en titlement programs, a lot of them go to defense, a lot them go to seniors, things like that. is there an appetite in congress to actually tackle th? >> i think there are a number of people who are working together and one of the things we're trying to do with our coalition csis, the bipar
so within the defense budget, the cuts would have to be made, a lot of them are what i would call defense entitlement programs and that has to be done carefully with the two wars we still have going on, and it has to be done considering the troops ask their families, over time. so yes we can cut it, we must cut it, as we do everything else. but if you just cut defense, and you don't do something about health care, you don't do something about the entitlement programs, if you don't restrain the...
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it turns out defense companies are also defensive stocks. >> defense in the context of all the other sectors out there, doesn't look that bad. at least it has a couple of things going for it. it doesn't have any exposure to europe in any meaningful way. and it's not exposed to the overall troubles of the global economy. >> reporter: and for all the talk of budget cuts, the u.s. still spends more on defense than the next 15 biggest countries combined. darren gersh, "n.b.r.," washington. >> tom: there's a wor being fought with keystrokes and not firepower. the battles have names like dns and maraposa virus. it's about trillions of dollars done in business over the internet. we are looking at cyber security beginning with the business of protection. that's tonight's word on the street, troekz. greg, what is the opportunity here and the growth potential in terms of online security? >> well, for security software stocks, the market was about $18 billion in 2011 and that was up 7.5% from gardner from the prior year. firewall stocks companies like checkpoint and sourcefire, that market was
it turns out defense companies are also defensive stocks. >> defense in the context of all the other sectors out there, doesn't look that bad. at least it has a couple of things going for it. it doesn't have any exposure to europe in any meaningful way. and it's not exposed to the overall troubles of the global economy. >> reporter: and for all the talk of budget cuts, the u.s. still spends more on defense than the next 15 biggest countries combined. darren gersh,...
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gary: the defense was brief. introducing some of the arguments you already mentioned about pre-existing conditions, drugs and george floyd system, showing they are going to try to put george floyd himself on trial here, which is something the family had warned about. interesting with the first witness that you heard from there, they went through a lot of mechanics of what it is to be a 911 dispatcher, and just before lunch we got to the point of it, which is that she thoht something was going badly wrong, enough to the extent that she felt she had to go behind the back of the officers on the scene and call a sergeant on duty in that particular precinct to warn him that there might be a problem. something she said she had not done before. the defense will get a chance to cross-examine her after lunch, but you can see the building block there of the prosecution side of some concerns, some unease among those professionals around the situation about what was unfolding on the corner of chicago avenue and 38th. >> help
gary: the defense was brief. introducing some of the arguments you already mentioned about pre-existing conditions, drugs and george floyd system, showing they are going to try to put george floyd himself on trial here, which is something the family had warned about. interesting with the first witness that you heard from there, they went through a lot of mechanics of what it is to be a 911 dispatcher, and just before lunch we got to the point of it, which is that she thoht something was going...
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. >> both defense and prosecution have finished presenting their cases and one of the most-watched trials in america causing arguments take place monday. the u.s. expels 10 russian diplomats and announces new sanctions to determine what is moscow's harmful activities. >> our objective is costs for what we feel such aggressive behavior is sure to be countered. huge strain on india's health service. doctors are turning away sick patients while others share hospital beds. >> welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. let's begin in minneapolis where the prosecution an defense in the trial of derek chauvin have both rested their cases. he is accused of the murder of george floyd and, final arguments will be taking place monday before the jury deliberates his guilt or innocence. earlier, he told the court he decided not to testify. let's start with this conversation he had with his lawyer. >> after a lengthy meeting last night we had further discussion. >> writes. >> have you made a decision today whether you intend to testify or whether you intended to invoke your fifth am
. >> both defense and prosecution have finished presenting their cases and one of the most-watched trials in america causing arguments take place monday. the u.s. expels 10 russian diplomats and announces new sanctions to determine what is moscow's harmful activities. >> our objective is costs for what we feel such aggressive behavior is sure to be countered. huge strain on india's health service. doctors are turning away sick patients while others share hospital beds. >>...
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>> they have very sophisticated missile defense capability and not just defense but offensive missile capability. >> charlie: so they could deliver it if they had it? >> well, i think that they had a situation where they could probably put that together if they needed to. >> charlie: i once asked leon panetta, one of your predecessors, and he said he didn't think they've made a commitment to build a nuclear weapon. what is their commitment to do? >> well, i can give you what -- at least my assessment based on intelligence, but i think their leadership has been very clear over the years to certainly have the capability to build nuclear weapons. >> charlie: to break out capability. >> that's right. >> charlie: in a short amount of time? >> in a short amount of time. i think that certainly is there. now, has a decision been made by the ayatollah and the other leaders in iran that we are committed to produce a nuclear weapon? i don't know. but we can't take that chance. this is a zero-sum game on that. we're not going to take a chance. >> charlie: is it possible, though, that they could p
>> they have very sophisticated missile defense capability and not just defense but offensive missile capability. >> charlie: so they could deliver it if they had it? >> well, i think that they had a situation where they could probably put that together if they needed to. >> charlie: i once asked leon panetta, one of your predecessors, and he said he didn't think they've made a commitment to build a nuclear weapon. what is their commitment to do? >> well, i can...
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and he says it somebody does not commit 2% of their defense, then i'm sorry. what are we waiting for, for the u.s. to defend them? the american taxpayer is going to pay for their security? christian: but he said specifically you have got to pay. if you don't, i would encourage them to do whatever the hell they want. quite categorically undermining what the treaty is all about. pres. duda: i have one experience with the former president of the united states donald trump, when he was serving as president of the united states. everything he agreed with me on back then wasn't amended -- was implemented. chstian: does it work two ways? will you go to washington next month to market the 25th anniversary of poland's accession to nato? will you tell donald trump and house republicans that they need to unlock this moneyor ukraine? pres. duda: i hope that the assistance will be admitted. christian: he is blocking it. it is mr. trump that's blocking it. pres. duda: now it is in the house of representatives. there is a politicalebate in the united states f please bear in
and he says it somebody does not commit 2% of their defense, then i'm sorry. what are we waiting for, for the u.s. to defend them? the american taxpayer is going to pay for their security? christian: but he said specifically you have got to pay. if you don't, i would encourage them to do whatever the hell they want. quite categorically undermining what the treaty is all about. pres. duda: i have one experience with the former president of the united states donald trump, when he was serving as...
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defense cuts. when it comes to military spending, the u.s. spends more than the next ten biggest military spenders combined. sylvia hall, "n.b.r.," washington. >> tom: in the money file tonight: three ways to save money when choosing a financial advisor. here's manisha thakor, co-author of "on my own two feet: a modern girl's guide to personal finance." >> did you know that for each incremental 1% in fees you pay over a 20 year period, you will see your nest egg shrink by nearly 20%? what's an investor to do? understand the fees you are paying. if you are working with a financial advisor, make sure you understand these three things: "a": what you are paying the advisor for advice, "b": what the average management fee is on any investments recommended by the advisor, and "c": any trading or additional costs like custody that you will incur. personally, i'm a big believer in the value of financial advice, at the right price. to figure out that price, a rule of thumb i like is to aim for the all-in costs of working with an advisor to be less tha
defense cuts. when it comes to military spending, the u.s. spends more than the next ten biggest military spenders combined. sylvia hall, "n.b.r.," washington. >> tom: in the money file tonight: three ways to save money when choosing a financial advisor. here's manisha thakor, co-author of "on my own two feet: a modern girl's guide to personal finance." >> did you know that for each incremental 1% in fees you pay over a 20 year period, you will see your nest egg...
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defense industries, ukrainian defense industry, work together together with u.s. and ukrainian armed forces. and finally, we get our fast solution, as we call it, do it yourself, your defense, that already works. nick: it seems like one of the priorities that analysts i speak to say is that ukraine needs to be able to attack inside russia, try and bring the fight to russia, whether that's supply lines or even to the russian elite doorstep. how important is it that ukraine build its own long range fires that can hit russia? alexander: we already got success with the long range missiles in ukraine, but i would not speak more about that. but we also got great success with defense tech, with drones that fly as far as will reach russia already. and you've probably seen that moscow never sleeps, sochi never sleeps, and many of the russian cities would not sleep quite soon. nick: those, with all due respect, have been individual attacks. we're talking about a scale at which ukraine builds drones or long range fires that can affect russian calculus, that can actually affe
defense industries, ukrainian defense industry, work together together with u.s. and ukrainian armed forces. and finally, we get our fast solution, as we call it, do it yourself, your defense, that already works. nick: it seems like one of the priorities that analysts i speak to say is that ukraine needs to be able to attack inside russia, try and bring the fight to russia, whether that's supply lines or even to the russian elite doorstep. how important is it that ukraine build its own long...
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defense spending, saic is the mid cap defense stock here. trading in the middle of the range over the next 12 months. again international exposure in defense markets, is that the idea? >> no, the idea there is more the infrastructure play that we envision going forward, and really it's around the whole cyber security space. and saic is the leader in that business and we think it's going to be a good growth vehicle into the future, and at current levels again it's yielding 4.5% and trading at something like a 13% precash in yield. >> tom: the val new looking for the dividend plays here. when you talk about long-term holders, are you talking about months or years? >> years. >> tom: years. >> we always try to frame everything into what we think sort of the biggest show on earth will be investment wise over the next decade or so. and for us, it's the fact that something like a billion people are going to be entering the consuming classes, in areas outside the developed world. but that means outside the developed world hundreds of millions of peo
defense spending, saic is the mid cap defense stock here. trading in the middle of the range over the next 12 months. again international exposure in defense markets, is that the idea? >> no, the idea there is more the infrastructure play that we envision going forward, and really it's around the whole cyber security space. and saic is the leader in that business and we think it's going to be a good growth vehicle into the future, and at current levels again it's yielding 4.5% and trading...
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defense industry has? marillyn: well, the challenge that we have is really thomchallenge our cus have. we have an environment where the threats today are so difficult around the world, the global security environment is so unpredictable and is changing so rapidly, so you have a need for solutions to address that and to stay ahea of tht and stay ahead of the adversaries. at the same time, we have constrained budget and the budget pressures that we've faced over the last several ars, and maybe we're having to spend money on near-term getting thingsneack up to rea instead of investing in what we need to to address the por competitions that we have out there with our adversaries. so that then in turn is a challenge for industry, because if you haven't been investing along the way, we've got to--you know, we've got move with speed while at the same time driving costs wn. david: what about cyber warfare? that must be an important part of your business now. how do you make certain that our enemies around the worl
defense industry has? marillyn: well, the challenge that we have is really thomchallenge our cus have. we have an environment where the threats today are so difficult around the world, the global security environment is so unpredictable and is changing so rapidly, so you have a need for solutions to address that and to stay ahea of tht and stay ahead of the adversaries. at the same time, we have constrained budget and the budget pressures that we've faced over the last several ars, and maybe...
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they had to decide whether in each incident he shot in self-defense. the defense was that he was being threatened with rocks. he was being chased. one of the men who was shot swung a skateboard at him like a bat. another one pulled out a weapon. the jury had to look moment by moment just before each of the shootings to determine whether he was reasonably in fear for his life at the time he shot. kyle rittenhouse testified through tears that he was in fear in each of the moments, in the jury agreed that he was in fear and killed and soft offense. >> this case was controversial. it did divide america. is the verdict likely to do the same? >> we are very divided on the issue. many of us think he should never have been there in the first place. there was no reason for him to cross state lines to procure this ar-15, to inserhimself into urban unrest. the question is, who was inciting violence? there were people who said he was the one inciting violence by walking around with a gun, by appearing to be in active shooter. people were trying to defend themselve
they had to decide whether in each incident he shot in self-defense. the defense was that he was being threatened with rocks. he was being chased. one of the men who was shot swung a skateboard at him like a bat. another one pulled out a weapon. the jury had to look moment by moment just before each of the shootings to determine whether he was reasonably in fear for his life at the time he shot. kyle rittenhouse testified through tears that he was in fear in each of the moments, in the jury...
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notice what they were doing in their defense. they weren't outright say saying i believe donald trump. they're raising the process questions that house republicans are raising two-tiered justice system. he's been unfairly targeted. if he wasn't running for president, they wouldn't care. that's popular with the republican base. that's what they want to hear. they believe there has been favoritism in elections an prosecutions but they're not outright saying i necessarily agree with him. and i wonder as details come out, as things come out next week, do any of those who are defending him perhaps start changing their tune and raise questions whether or not he should be the guy? desantis especially has said, the juvenile way he attacks his opponents, the way he has conducted business is why he lost the swing voters he needs this in the general election some of he's making the broader argument that trump shouldn't be involved. he knows if he's going to win this primary, he's got to make some pitch to those voters in the event that trum
notice what they were doing in their defense. they weren't outright say saying i believe donald trump. they're raising the process questions that house republicans are raising two-tiered justice system. he's been unfairly targeted. if he wasn't running for president, they wouldn't care. that's popular with the republican base. that's what they want to hear. they believe there has been favoritism in elections an prosecutions but they're not outright saying i necessarily agree with him. and i...
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this was the defense business board, experts brought in by the department of defense to analyze what was going on in terms of the back office employment, all the functions and accounting and business development functions of the pentagon that don't necessarily relate to fighting wars. one of the things they found in addition to those numbers that you just cited was that more than 1 million people are involved in that back office effort, as employees or contractors or nonuniform personnel. that is a big, big number. and it's bigger than anyone suspected. the ultimate conclusion here was that the u.s. government is spending a lot more for this back office stuff than anyone really new before this. >> well, what about the timing of all of this? why was this leaked now? >> yeah, you know, i talked to mia mcginn us about that today. she's one of the leading balance budget advocates here in washington, d.c., and she said that this is definitely not an accident. there is always a reason. here's what she had to say. >> i'm sure that people who have seen this going on for a long time, and now
this was the defense business board, experts brought in by the department of defense to analyze what was going on in terms of the back office employment, all the functions and accounting and business development functions of the pentagon that don't necessarily relate to fighting wars. one of the things they found in addition to those numbers that you just cited was that more than 1 million people are involved in that back office effort, as employees or contractors or nonuniform personnel. that...
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and in it we know that when it cops to defense spending, when it comes to defense focus it's not about big fighter jets any more, but it's about data collection, understanding behind enemy lines and that's where harris comes in. >> tom: what about flish systems, another one of our defense choices, makes infrared sensors and gear, this stock has been rallying nicely at a two and a half year high. what's the catalyst to push it from these prices? >> you have the growth, 30% increase in revenue, in the most recent reporting quarter, so that is $373 million in revenue, and similar to harris, that was radio frequencys, but here you're talking about infrared sensors, and when it came to catching osama bin laden, it wasn't done with big tanks, matter of fact this is the first time since world war ii that there are no tanks being produced this year. it's all about this kind of sensor technology. flir, for example, also makes night vision goggles, so this is the sweet spot, in and the big defense companies would love to make an acquisition of a company like flir, or to get into the growing area
and in it we know that when it cops to defense spending, when it comes to defense focus it's not about big fighter jets any more, but it's about data collection, understanding behind enemy lines and that's where harris comes in. >> tom: what about flish systems, another one of our defense choices, makes infrared sensors and gear, this stock has been rallying nicely at a two and a half year high. what's the catalyst to push it from these prices? >> you have the growth, 30% increase...
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director of defense, director of the c.i.a. director of the office of management and budget, chief of staff of president clinton. he's retired from government and wrirch his memoir called worthy fights memoir of leadership in war and peace. i spoke to him recently on the council of foreign relations about the book and about his observations today about president obama and our country. thank you for joining us. >> nice to be with you, charlie. >> rose: how does it feel to complete this. this is more than just simply about politics, it's more than a memoir. this is almost a biography, you go all the way back and further. >> i wanted to kind of tell my story. i think it's the story of the american dream, you know, son of italian immigrants. i remember asking my dad why he came all that distance to a strange country, no money, no skills, no language ability. and he said my mother and he thought they could give their children a better life. i think that's the american dream and i've had the chance to really live that dream and i wan
director of defense, director of the c.i.a. director of the office of management and budget, chief of staff of president clinton. he's retired from government and wrirch his memoir called worthy fights memoir of leadership in war and peace. i spoke to him recently on the council of foreign relations about the book and about his observations today about president obama and our country. thank you for joining us. >> nice to be with you, charlie. >> rose: how does it feel to complete...
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record da legendary defense attorney tony sera. chou has several defense attorneys and tony was the lead pr pro-bono and curtis briggs we heard from a few moments ago. tony sera really focused his disappointment and disgust on the jury and jury's willingness to believe these five coopera cooperating witnesses. he believes the witnesses who bargain with prosecutors in order to potentially reduce the sentences they're facine ining shouldn't be allowed to testify in a case of a person an alleged former associate. >> he transferred his disgust at the so-called snitches in this case and now disgusted with the jury. >> he doesn't think these witnesses were credible and he was flabbergasted the jury would believe them. i have to say, there were five of them and so once you get a parade of so many witnesses, it does start to -- you know, it starts to sound more and more convin convincing, whereas one might be -- you know, you could be dismissive to say this person isn't credible, they have a stake in this. once you get five and the prosecu
record da legendary defense attorney tony sera. chou has several defense attorneys and tony was the lead pr pro-bono and curtis briggs we heard from a few moments ago. tony sera really focused his disappointment and disgust on the jury and jury's willingness to believe these five coopera cooperating witnesses. he believes the witnesses who bargain with prosecutors in order to potentially reduce the sentences they're facine ining shouldn't be allowed to testify in a case of a person an alleged...
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why are we making concessions on missile defense? the treaty that recommend -- regulates a missile defense expired in 2002. we have no obligation. the russians had been trying to curtail our missile defenses for 30 years because we are ahead, we have a tremendously, and it improves everywhere. a defense our country. why is he offering a deal for the future, which he will speak about today? why? he knows he will be heard in the election bid -- hurt in the election. >> this serious problem he has got is that he caused people to ask questions about what else will he do in the second term that is not telling us about? that plays into the hands of his critics, plays into the hands of other countries were worried about his commitments. that is the real problem. >> you get the last word. see you next week.
why are we making concessions on missile defense? the treaty that recommend -- regulates a missile defense expired in 2002. we have no obligation. the russians had been trying to curtail our missile defenses for 30 years because we are ahead, we have a tremendously, and it improves everywhere. a defense our country. why is he offering a deal for the future, which he will speak about today? why? he knows he will be heard in the election bid -- hurt in the election. >> this serious problem...
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going offensive is more difficult than defense. this is going to be difficult. it may take a lot longer than people expect, but i think ukraine is eager to show success. they are also eager not to reveal their hand too much. >> there is that major summit, a bit of a deadline to show some success as well. the u.s. sretary of state antony blinken said any piece has to include territorial integrity for ukraine, as well as russian reparations and accountability for war crimes. do you think that is actually feasible? >> i hope so, but there's a great problem here in that based on the atrocities the kremlin has committed against ukrainian men, women and children, there's a great political desire to evict the invading russian forces from all of ukraine, including crimea. that is easier said than done. it will take a lot of combat power. any thing less than that i suspect will be politically unpopular in ukraine. i wish ukraine success, but i do fear and worry this will be a long haul. but, if they can get some initial successes, and you have russian forces starting to
going offensive is more difficult than defense. this is going to be difficult. it may take a lot longer than people expect, but i think ukraine is eager to show success. they are also eager not to reveal their hand too much. >> there is that major summit, a bit of a deadline to show some success as well. the u.s. sretary of state antony blinken said any piece has to include territorial integrity for ukraine, as well as russian reparations and accountability for war crimes. do you think...
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defense. because that is the usual practice, is that you rape a woman in the night or gang rape her, and then force her to get married so that it can be justified. there are judgments by the supreme court where the same defense has been taken. like, "look at these photographs, look at this marriage certificate." i think the rapists in pakistan are not very creative about their defenses. they keep on coming up with the same defenses. >> the thing about the marriage is that the key witnesses who could have validated the marriage did not come and give evidence. >> narrator: from the court documents we found the name of the cleric who says he married kainat and ahsan. we traveled to a nearby town to find him. >> narrator: we had learned from her school and birth records that kainat was 13 years old at the time. >> narrator: according to pakistan's secular laws, a woman under 16 cannot consent to marriage. but there is a loophole. as an islamic state, pakistan also follows the islamic law, known as
defense. because that is the usual practice, is that you rape a woman in the night or gang rape her, and then force her to get married so that it can be justified. there are judgments by the supreme court where the same defense has been taken. like, "look at these photographs, look at this marriage certificate." i think the rapists in pakistan are not very creative about their defenses. they keep on coming up with the same defenses. >> the thing about the marriage is that the...
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that puts defense under extreme pressure on the downward side. >> the defense budget is very much falling victim to the larger fiscal woes that the government faces. >> holman: as former nebraska republican senator chuck hagel prepares to face the senate armed services committee on thursday, the difficulty of the fiscal issues confronting the next defense secretary already are clear. >> woodruff: hagel told pentagon officials last week that he'd divest himself of investments in defense-related stocks and resign from corporate boards to avoid any conflict of interest. meanwhile, his nomination has sparked a political style campaign of television and newspaper ads for and against him. for that part of the story, we go to jim rutenberg, national political reporter at the "new york times." jim, welcome. first of all, how big a campaign are we talking about? and how unusual is it for this to take place? >> well, in terms of... compared to the presidential campaign, this is not like hundreds of millions of dollars. this at the most will be single-digit millions, at most. but these are televisio
that puts defense under extreme pressure on the downward side. >> the defense budget is very much falling victim to the larger fiscal woes that the government faces. >> holman: as former nebraska republican senator chuck hagel prepares to face the senate armed services committee on thursday, the difficulty of the fiscal issues confronting the next defense secretary already are clear. >> woodruff: hagel told pentagon officials last week that he'd divest himself of investments...
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and it's purely a defense. it's not an offense. it's a defense against that predation. >> you helped articulate your view of china in a movie that you directed called "death by china." and it was narrated by martin sheen. and it really articulates an economic view of china's ascendance. and i want to show a clip of it. >> sure. ♪ all right. that chinese knife stabbing through the heart of the american map and the american economy is a really ominous view of china's role on the world stage. >> yeah, and martin sheen, as he narrates, makes it also clear that problem really isn't the hardworking people of china, the 1.4 billion people of china. it's the chinese communist party government that basically engages in these predatory practices in the international environment. and so you have -- there's these six strategies of economic aggression. they protect their markets. they attack global markets. they go out and try to secure all the resources all around the world, whether it's cobalt in the congo or copper in chile. they dominate
and it's purely a defense. it's not an offense. it's a defense against that predation. >> you helped articulate your view of china in a movie that you directed called "death by china." and it was narrated by martin sheen. and it really articulates an economic view of china's ascendance. and i want to show a clip of it. >> sure. ♪ all right. that chinese knife stabbing through the heart of the american map and the american economy is a really ominous view of china's role...
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these defense contractors plan ahead. these people who are building the planes and the ships plan ahead. don't they have to base their budget basedded on what they know which is what the deal is? >> right. first let me say i largely agree with everything steven said but again he's are all economic analysts based on possible contingencies. we're going to have two chances to avoid this one on a lame duck session which could go one way if romney is elected and another way if the president is re-elected. >> ifill: what do you mean. where the democrats maintain control of the senate, we'll have a much longer lame duck with a much greater opportunity for more leverage on the president and more opportunity for revenues to be included in a grand bargain. if the republicans take over it's likely we won't have a very robust lame duck session. either way when the congress comes back in january the republicans will likely still control the the house. they will likely not implement these cuts one way or the other. >> ifill: have eithe
these defense contractors plan ahead. these people who are building the planes and the ships plan ahead. don't they have to base their budget basedded on what they know which is what the deal is? >> right. first let me say i largely agree with everything steven said but again he's are all economic analysts based on possible contingencies. we're going to have two chances to avoid this one on a lame duck session which could go one way if romney is elected and another way if the president is...
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that does not mean that he cannot be a good defense secretary. what was fascinating to me was, here were all of his former colleagues on his side of the aisle who were perfectly happy to swift vote john kerry and then vote for him -- i think there were only three dissenting votes. and here they have some vague that they agree with far more than men do with senator kerrey on foreign policy, and they just trashed him. >> does he have the know-how to manage a barrel at the pentagon? >> he was unsteady with his answers, grasp of the facts. later in the afternoon, the third round of hearings, after he was more sure-footed, does he have the capacity to do it? i think so. if you listen to his exchanges with senator king from maine, managing the defense department, it was a much more competent answer. >> what about this jewish lobby phrase? he apologized for using that phrase, but listen to this exchange. >> name one person who is intimidated by the israeli lobby in the u.s. senate. >> the use of intimidation -- i should have used influence. >> he could
that does not mean that he cannot be a good defense secretary. what was fascinating to me was, here were all of his former colleagues on his side of the aisle who were perfectly happy to swift vote john kerry and then vote for him -- i think there were only three dissenting votes. and here they have some vague that they agree with far more than men do with senator kerrey on foreign policy, and they just trashed him. >> does he have the know-how to manage a barrel at the pentagon? >>...
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has been declared -- defense spending in the u.k. has been declining, now down to 2.2%. >> we will increase defense spending by further 5 billion pounds over the next two years. this will bring us to around 2.25% of national income and represent significant progress in meeting our long-term minimum defense spending target of two my 5% of gdp. the long-term goal to spend 2.5% of gdp on defense sounds a hollow promise. there is no plan and no timetable. >> most of the money will go to the nuclear submarine program. it will help the deal with australia, counter the threat from china but also sustain british jobs. many tory mps have been left disappointed with the modest increase, but it is often the economy, not defense, that decides an election. >> in the u.k., broadcaster gary lennon will be back on the bbc. he was taken off the air this week after he tweeted criticism of the new asylum policy but went against the bbc's impartiality rules. the receipt director general tim daly has announced an independent review of our social media gu
has been declared -- defense spending in the u.k. has been declining, now down to 2.2%. >> we will increase defense spending by further 5 billion pounds over the next two years. this will bring us to around 2.25% of national income and represent significant progress in meeting our long-term minimum defense spending target of two my 5% of gdp. the long-term goal to spend 2.5% of gdp on defense sounds a hollow promise. there is no plan and no timetable. >> most of the money will go to...
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but as it reduces spending, the defense department also wants to keep key defense companies in business. darren gersh reports. >> reporter: this is what it looked like the last time the defense department slashed its budget. after the cold war ended, the pentagon needed fewer weapons. defense contractors closed, leaving behind empty parking lots and an exodus of engineering talent. defense secretary leon panetta promised this round of cuts will be different. >> maintaining the vitality of the industrial base and avoiding imposing unacceptable cost or risk on our critical suppliers will guide many of the decisions that we have made. >> reporter: in the late '80s, the pentagon relied on more than 30 big defense contractors. now the number is down to a handful, leaving little room for consolidation. defense analyst todd harrision says the pentagon must figure out which companies are critical to national defense. >> so the fear in the pentagon is that, if we lose some critical skills in our industrial base or some critical capacity to manufacture things, that we might not be able to regain
but as it reduces spending, the defense department also wants to keep key defense companies in business. darren gersh reports. >> reporter: this is what it looked like the last time the defense department slashed its budget. after the cold war ended, the pentagon needed fewer weapons. defense contractors closed, leaving behind empty parking lots and an exodus of engineering talent. defense secretary leon panetta promised this round of cuts will be different. >> maintaining the...
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what will deficit reduction mean for defense companies and communities that rely on defense spending? darren gersh looks at the size and scope of those cuts, and finds different answers. >> reporter: depending on how you look at it, defense spending will either be frozen for the next couple years, or it will be slashed dramatically, or it will go up. let's look at the cuts first. next year and the year after defense spending, not including afghanistan and iraq, is essentially frozen, give or take a few billion dollars, at $530 billion. that would require the pentagon to trim some spending, not a hard thing to do. >> instead of building two submarines a year, i build one. that's $2.5 billion right there. >> reporter: now you may have heard defense spending will be cut by $350 billion over the next ten years. that's right, and it sounds like a lot, except the new debt limit law allows the next president and congress to change the formula for defense spending in 2014. another uncertainty is what happens if congress fails to enact a second round of promised deficit cuts. if that happens,
what will deficit reduction mean for defense companies and communities that rely on defense spending? darren gersh looks at the size and scope of those cuts, and finds different answers. >> reporter: depending on how you look at it, defense spending will either be frozen for the next couple years, or it will be slashed dramatically, or it will go up. let's look at the cuts first. next year and the year after defense spending, not including afghanistan and iraq, is essentially frozen, give...
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president trump ds by his death defense secretary -- defense secretary james mattis is retiring. travel nightmare at one of brit.n's busiest airports tens of thousands of passengers have h their plans disrupted by drones. bringing two generations under one roof. the charity providing housing for grandparents bringing up their grandchildn. jane: welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. in the past few minutes, president trump has tweetedhat defense secretary general jim mattis is retiring. he said, "genelll jim mattis e retiring with distinction at the end of february can having served as secretary of defense for the past two years." we are happy to ha with us former secretary of defense william cohen. take you for joining me. how big a loss to the will theration -- general mattis'ar dre? >> i think a big loss. he helped them with na and the budget. but i don't know how many insults or projections of advice secretary mattis could take. you may recall that when the entire national security atapparatus of the united y id the russians attacked us a
president trump ds by his death defense secretary -- defense secretary james mattis is retiring. travel nightmare at one of brit.n's busiest airports tens of thousands of passengers have h their plans disrupted by drones. bringing two generations under one roof. the charity providing housing for grandparents bringing up their grandchildn. jane: welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. in the past few minutes, president trump has tweetedhat defense secretary...
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defense secretary was in germany tuesday meeting u.s. allies and ukrainian officials. despite aid being stalled in congress, the secretary said the biden administration would continue to stand by ukraine. our berlin correspondent has this analysis. >> today ukraine's survival is in danger. america's security is at risk. they don't have a day to waste and we don't have a day to spare either. i am determined to keep ammunition and support flowing. it is a matter of survival for ukraine and a matter of honor for the united states. make no mistake, putin is watching, the world is watching, and history is watching. >> lloyd austin trying to reassure kyiv and other allies as well. i think he also seemed to have a message for domestic audiences. he was making the audience that what happens in ukraine really matters to america's security as well. here in europe, people are talking more and more about how europe might need to become more self-sufficient in terms of defense and deterrence not just because of this $60 billion aid package being stuck in congress, but also the unce
defense secretary was in germany tuesday meeting u.s. allies and ukrainian officials. despite aid being stalled in congress, the secretary said the biden administration would continue to stand by ukraine. our berlin correspondent has this analysis. >> today ukraine's survival is in danger. america's security is at risk. they don't have a day to waste and we don't have a day to spare either. i am determined to keep ammunition and support flowing. it is a matter of survival for ukraine and...
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not a defense in itself. what kind of medical history would you expect to come out and what kind of impact? >> presuming there's no insanity defense-- and brown has said there will not be-- then there would be a box into-- if i were defense council, that he has had traumatic brain injury, he has been wounded twice, he has had three prior tours, he's undergone a lot of stress in combat and all of those things combined to create diminished capacity, while although not a defense may be argued to the jury. if you have a sympathetic jury that accepts that, they may find that he was not able to premeditate his crimes, which would lessen the punishment greatly. >> brown: what about this-- we just heard at the end of our setup, the provocative statement by his attorney saying, "i'm not putting the war on trial but the war is on trial." now you want to start with that gary solis? what's your reaction to that? >> well, i think if he's going to put the war on trial, that inevitably, the army must be put on trial. why di
not a defense in itself. what kind of medical history would you expect to come out and what kind of impact? >> presuming there's no insanity defense-- and brown has said there will not be-- then there would be a box into-- if i were defense council, that he has had traumatic brain injury, he has been wounded twice, he has had three prior tours, he's undergone a lot of stress in combat and all of those things combined to create diminished capacity, while although not a defense may be...
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but when they raise self-defense as a defense t is much harder to make out that kind of a defense if if you don't get on the stand and explain how scared you really are. and that is why at least the shooters in both cases, mr. rittenhouse and mr. mcmichael both chose to testify. >> brangham: does the circumstances that got you into those circumstances matter at all? does it matter that you're a teenager and took a semiauction weapon and went to what was a violent protest. does it matter if you were trying to execute a citizen's arrest against someone? does anything about those circumstances that gets you to the point of a conflict matter in self-defense case? >> if you are the first aggressive. if you put yourself in a position where the person that you shoot is acting because that person really has no choice, you put that person in such danger, you basically can't make a valid self-defense case. in the rittenhouse case, he basically said he was there to do good. he was there to protect a car dealership. and so he wasn't trying to do anything wrong, he said. and therefore when he fel
but when they raise self-defense as a defense t is much harder to make out that kind of a defense if if you don't get on the stand and explain how scared you really are. and that is why at least the shooters in both cases, mr. rittenhouse and mr. mcmichael both chose to testify. >> brangham: does the circumstances that got you into those circumstances matter at all? does it matter that you're a teenager and took a semiauction weapon and went to what was a violent protest. does it matter...
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he argues he was acting in self-defense. some eyewitnesses said michael brown had his hands raised when he was killed. that led to the mantra that symbolized this case. ing an aer spilled onto the streets -- anger spilled onto the streets. there were demonstrations but also isolated cases of vandalism and a lotting. things got worse when cctv footage was leaked showing michael brown harassing staff and stealing cigars from a shop. tensions rose, these images shocked americans. many accused security forces of bavegging like an invading army. accusing them of turning on peaceful protesters and the media too. the police say their response was proportion ath. now all eyes are on a grand jury that's been considering whether or not to indict the police officer, darren wilson. ferguson's been preparing for more confrontation. young people who say they're tired of police brutality and lack of accountability warn they'll protest if the officer's not charged. missouri's mayor has mobilized national guard troops. there is a great deal
he argues he was acting in self-defense. some eyewitnesses said michael brown had his hands raised when he was killed. that led to the mantra that symbolized this case. ing an aer spilled onto the streets -- anger spilled onto the streets. there were demonstrations but also isolated cases of vandalism and a lotting. things got worse when cctv footage was leaked showing michael brown harassing staff and stealing cigars from a shop. tensions rose, these images shocked americans. many accused...
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the defense had to try to mitigate the damage in presenting its case. >> woodruff: how did the defense do that? and, again, in just over two days, what did the defense say? >> reporter: well, since they at any time put edwards on the stand they had to attack the credibility of those who questioned his. they attacked the aide, andrew young, who initially claimed the baby,. the defense used the youngs' own financial statements to show much of the money they received, almost $1 million in total between two donors, was funneled to build their $1.6 million dream home in chapel hill. it didn't go to the cover-up of the affair, at least the majority of it. >> woodruff: is there a sense, an understanding of why the defense decided not to call john edwards, a celebrated trial lawyer throughout most of his career, or rielle hunter, the mistress? >> well, on edwards, obviously, he made his living before he entered politics, situationing jurors, and after entered politics situation voters. but he took-- he would have stood a whitherring cross-examination about his past lives, about his sex life bt
the defense had to try to mitigate the damage in presenting its case. >> woodruff: how did the defense do that? and, again, in just over two days, what did the defense say? >> reporter: well, since they at any time put edwards on the stand they had to attack the credibility of those who questioned his. they attacked the aide, andrew young, who initially claimed the baby,. the defense used the youngs' own financial statements to show much of the money they received, almost $1 million...